Show phrase stone age not no literal in hi application the stone age Is 1 a term lerin commonly used to denote the earliest stige taga in ID the development of bulzan culture as aa defined by the materials used by rand man for weapons utensils eti etc the phrase to Is somewhat tri misleading since JI H Is I 1 probable pro bohle that hat primitive nian loon made use of wood and other kris perishable hable materials muter lala to a far greater extent than of stone and the singe atnee ts Is deanea by the prevailing lal of the relies relics not by that of actual implements Impie ments in ID common uie use the term stone age represents tn in no vense a chrona logical division of at bu man progress pm gress but Is a loose equivalent for or a of cultural ral lural development varying widely in duration in HK different Terent parts of the world there are re a g tr trill arla la 9 all in the stone ege while on an the other t and some groups had out grown it before the dawn of history it la Is also worth jtb liti poling ting that some colnon nay classed as q the stone aged age objects of a superior artistic and industrial merit to who had adv to the us icae e of metals the evidence for the ME existence ot of such an age in most parts of the world Is conclusive but bat tt it Is krom froin the e and character of the relies in certain parts of europe rather than in america that the idea and terra have come into general use |